Saturday, January 2, 2010

DAY 31 - NOT JUST LOOKING BUT SEEING


I'm truly grateful for the day I discovered photography. It's changed the way I live my life.

It's changed the way I look at things. It's taught me to SEE and not just LOOK at people, things, my environment and my life itself.

To others this might just be a mundane image of mundane everyday things in life. Until recently that was the case with me too.

If you come to think of it the objects in this image are actually very universal and a great leveler. Everyone has it. But we actually don't pay attention to it. And why should we? It's not going to change our lives or bring peace to the world.

The point is the so called mundane objects are not so mundane after all. They add color and dimension, rhythm and beauty to our life. And for the philosophical souls they even offer nuggets of life. But we don't pay attention to these subtle things in our lives, do we now?

That's where my camera comes in. It's taught me to see things -everything and everyone- as they should be seen! And appreciate it!

Since I have been housebound for the last few days, I was pottering around the house with my camera. That's when I chanced upon this amazing symmetry, rhythm, colors, texture offered by a few clothespin, and a couple of knotted clothesline on a rusted beam. Absolute beauty in its abstraction. Treat to the eyes. And all for free :)

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